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Session Type
Educational
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
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On Demand 3
Session Description
Suicidality lies on a broad continuum between passive thoughts and completed suicide and can be sub-categorised under suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviour. It does not always stem from a psychiatric disorder, but a link is well-established. Sensitivity or specificity of suicidal ideation to predict suicide is low, but persons showing suicidal ideation are nonetheless at increased risk of attempting suicide. Suicide is etiologically heterogeneous and occurs due to a convergence of a broad spectrum of individual and non-individual risk factors, with significant differences in its patterns across gender, age, culture, geographic location and personal history. The issue of suicide has come to the fore with Covid-19, especially with the substantial increase in domestic violence that has probably disproportionately increased in immigrant and refugee communities for economic and other reasons that have been exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Therefore, there is a need to have a better understanding of the prevalence, onset, and course of suicidality, related mental health problems and of risk and protective factors in the high-risk groups. In this symposium, the first speaker will focus on “Suicidality, Trauma and Covid-19 Pandemic”, the second speaker will give an “Overview on current research on suicidality in vulnerable groups e.g. refugees and immigrants during the Covid-19 Pandemic”, the third speaker will talk on Cultural factors of Suicidality” and the last speaker will present “A culturally adapted suicide prevention strategy for the Vietnamese community in Victoria, Australia”. All presentations will be discussed with the plenum.
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Suicidality, Trauma and COVID-19 Pandemic

Session Type
Educational
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
Room
On Demand 3
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Lecture Time
08:00 - 08:20

Overview on Current Research on Suicidality in Vulnerable Groups e.g. Refugees and Immigrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Session Type
Educational
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
Room
On Demand 3
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Lecture Time
08:20 - 08:40

Cultural Factors of Suicidality

Session Type
Educational
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
Room
On Demand 3
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On Demand
Lecture Time
08:40 - 09:00

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Suicidal behavior is a complex human behavior expressed in a spectrum of various acts. From a suicidal gesture to a completed suicide, all reflect a cry for help and need clinical and scientific attention. The process ending up with suicidal act is shaped by multi-factors, including the socio-cultural ones.

Suicide is indeed related to a deep feeling of hopelessness; not to have any control over their lives and circumstances except than deciding to stay alive or dead, and so related to serious psychopathologies, as depressive and substance use disorders. Hence, it is frequently seen as a personal act or as a question of individual decision. But since Durkheim‘s ground breaking work, which still inspires suicide researchers, the cultural factors behind this socially determined phenomenon have been widely discussed.

Suicide is totally a personal act and a fully socio-cultural phenomenon. The cultural factors of suicidality are among the social determinants of health/ill health. Epidemiological evidence and cross-cultural comparisons show huge differences in suicide rates across countries and even between regions of same countries, and these are constant differences. Furthermore, even the definition of suicide is effected by the social circumstances. Certain socio-cultural patterns shape how and when people commit suicide; i.e., these patterns have decreasing or increasing effect on suicide rates, which provides basis for suicide prevention. Likewise, social solidarity, high group integration and collective sensitivity may have preventive effects. This brings us to the discussion of the effects of big social turmoil or wars or pandemics on suicidal behavior.

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